William treated Bert's words as a joke. His purpose for coming here today was simple. He wanted to disguise himself as a co-pilot. "We all know that because of the Apollo Moon landing program, astronauts have become the most respected profession. However, the selection of astronauts was too difficult, and the professional pilots of the airline companies were closer to ordinary people and were sought after by many people. Then, since the captain had a high social status, the more realistic question was, how much was the captain's salary?”
"Hey, Harry, you're underage, you can't just look at money," said Fat Bert, who didn't want to answer the question.
Although Pan Am was already the largest airline in the United States, it was not without rivals. In addition to the common problem of listed companies, they would squeeze their employees within a reasonable range for the market value. The salary of Pan Am's captain was not higher than that of lawyers and doctors. The captain's monthly salary was 2400 yuan, and the co-pilot's monthly salary was 1400 yuan. It was not even in the top ten, let alone the top three. And to be honest, the captain profession looked glamorous in the 1960s and 1970s, but in the long run, the career prospects could be described as a decline in the entire band. The higher the degree of automatic control of the plane, the less important the captain would be. Of course, this was calculated from the perspective of the entire industry. In any aircraft in flight, the captain was always the most important.
William could tell that Bert did not want to answer this question, so he directly asked," Then the second question, how can ordinary people afford to fly?”
Bert's eyes lit up, but he shook his head helplessly." Alright, that's a very good question." This was a problem that both the airline companies and their customers were willing to solve. The more people flew, the more Pan Am, which had the largest market share, would earn. However, such a simple question was a big problem for Pan Am.
When William called the airport yesterday, he casually asked about the fare of more than ten flights. He learned that the 4780 kilometers from Los Angeles to New York cost 420 US dollars, which was equivalent to a middle-class person's monthly salary. The short-distance flights of other carriers were even more expensive in terms of kilometers. 100 kilometers would cost about 10 dollars.
In other words, taking a plane was the exclusive right of the rich and business elites who needed to go on business trips.
In order to gain the favor of wealthy customers, Pan Am, which only operated long-distance domestic and international routes, could only design the facilities inside the aircraft as luxurious as possible.
The economy class was naturally rejected by them, or rather, they did not dare to be the first to try it. The economy class and the luxury class coexisted.
A few years later, a super-large plane like the boeing 747 appeared. The luxury cabin was on the upper level and the economy cabin was on the lower level. This prevented the rich from saying that they spent more money but had to sit with the poor.
" Sorry, Harry, this question involves company secrets. I can only say that Pan Am will always consider our customers. We can do our best, and we have done our best."
William smiled and said a few words. These two questions were not what he wanted to ask the most. The reason why he asked was to provoke Bert's guilt.
Although he was pretending to be a reporter for the school newspaper, Bert would still answer him cautiously even if he was not on guard against him.
" This..." William pretended to be cautious because he had been rejected repeatedly. He lowered his head and thought for a while before asking weakly,
"Then can you tell me how to become a captain and how we know who is the captain and who is the co-captain?”
Bert was a little embarrassed when he saw that William was so scared that he was submissive. He rubbed his cheek and tried to be as kind as possible."If you want to be a captain, the easiest way is to have five years of experience flying fighter jets. As long as this kind of person passes the psychological test, he will be the first choice of all the aviation companies. "The second is to go to a professional aviation school for training. Only after flying for more than 1000 hours will you be qualified to go to various aviation companies for specialized aircraft training."
At this point, Bert felt really guilty. He leaned forward and whispered jokingly," Let me tell you something interesting, but you can't report this, okay?”
" Understood." William quickly nodded." Don't worry, Mr. Bert. Even if I were to report those rumors, would people believe you or a 16-year-old child like me? Besides, we're the school newspaper, not a professional newspaper outside. We don't have any benefits to ask for."
" Haha, Harry, you're a clever boy."
Bert narrowed his eyes and said softly,"If you're determined to become a pilot, if you're really gifted and only need 100 hours of flight training to reach the results of others who only need 1000 hours, then I suggest you go to a backward state in the middle of the United States and sign up for an aviation school there."
At this point, Bert cautiously extended his hand and made a gesture of money with his thumb and middle finger.
Seeing William's expression of realization, Bert continued with a smile," As long as your results in the aviation school pass, and I'm still working at Pan Am, I guarantee that once you pass the pilot training at Pan Am and get the approval of the professionals in the psychological test, I'll definitely recruit you into the crew."
This kind of verbal promise did not cost anything to Bert, and he also said that Pan Am's training was up to standard.
If William did not pass the exam, then it was none of his business.
And if he really got in, even if Bert was the deputy manager, he still needed his own people.
" Thank you, thank you." William wanted to get a pilot's license. He thanked Bert profusely and felt that it was better not to trick Bert.
With today's meeting, this fatty in front of him was a network. Perhaps he really had to write a school report in the future, only praising Pan Am and not mentioning any negative news. After the school newspaper came out, he could even spend a little money to mail a hundred copies to Bert. It would be much easier to find him in the future. As he thought about this, he heard Bert, who was in a good mood, continue," It's easy to distinguish between a captain, co-captain, and flight mechanic."
Bert pointed at his shoulder and said," Captain has four bright yellow bars, co-pilot has three bars, mechanic has two bars, and intern has one or none."
William, who had known about this for a long time, lowered his head and kept writing in his notebook. He asked the question he wanted to ask the most without raising his head." Then how can I be sure that the captain I want to sign is Pan Am's captain?”
" Then we can only look at the captain's identity card." Bert pointed at the work pass on his left chest.
William took the opportunity to raise his head and take a few glances. It was probably the benefit of being a transmigrator. In the past month, his memory had improved by leaps and bounds. It could even be said that he had a photographic memory. After memorizing all the contents and the 12-digit number, he lowered his head and started writing in the notebook again, thinking about the 12-digit number in his heart. The first two digits were Pan Am's company code, followed by 112220, which should be November 22nd, 1920, which should be Bert's birth date. The last four digits were his employee number.
However, that was not right. Pan Am only had less than 10,000 employees now.
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